Financing Mortgage Rates Set to Remain Higher for Longer After the Fed's announcement on Wednesday that it is holding interest rates steady, homebuyers hoping for lower mortgage rates will have to keep waiting
Financing As Mortgage Rates Dip, Homeowners With High Rates Move to Refinance A decrease in rates last week prompted a rise in refinancing by homeowners who obtained their mortgages at near-peak rates
Market Data + Trends January's Mortgage Rate Dip Prompts Some Thawing of the Housing Market A drop in mortgage rates from recent peaks nudged more homebuyers and sellers into the market, signaling the start of greater supply and demand
Financing Credit for Builders Still Tight But Shows Some Easing Credit for residential AD&C remained constrained during Q4 2023, but the good news is that tightening is less widespread than in recent quarters
New-Home Sales Are We Headed for a Spring Homebuying Slowdown? As mortgage rates rise to their highest levels in two months, Freddie Mac warns rates may stay higher for longer, which could affect spring buying
Affordability Philadelphia Labor Unions Are Helping Their Members With Homebuying The housing market is tough. Recognizing that, Philly labor unions are stepping in to assist workers with their home purchases
Economics Weighing the Effects of the Fed's and Treasury's Latest Announcements The upshot of the Jan. 31 announcements is that while mortgage rates will stay higher for longer, they're likely to hold steady
Financing The Effect of Mortgage Rates on Homeowners' Selling Intentions Maybe 5% wasn't so magical after all. How much are mortgage rate fluctuations actually affecting homeowners' intentions to sell?
Financing Mortgage Rates Fall to Lowest Level Since May 2023 The downward trend in rates is expected to continue in 2024, with Fannie Mae anticipating they will decline to under 6% by the end of the year
Financing What Mortgage Rate Would Really Motivate Homebuyers? Expert opinion varies as to how low mortgage rates need to go before more buyers jump back into the market and get home sales moving again